Uzbekistan passport
The Uzbek passport, being the property of the Republic of Uzbekistan, is issued By Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the citizens of Uzbekistan for international travels and identity purposes. An ordinary international passport can be issued to an infant at birth and must be renewed after 2 years, next one for toddlers renewed after 5 years and later every 10 years for adults over 25 years old. The passport could also be changed in case of damage/Stolen or when the bearer of the passport changed His/Her name.
History
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the regaining of independence, the first Uzbekistan passport was issued and was used both as internal identity document and travel document. The first sample that was issued from 1992 was non-biometric, in green colour. From 2012 the current, biometric version is in use. Until 2020, the Uzbekistan passport was used both as internal and external identity document. From 2020, with the introduction of Uzbekistan identity card, the Uzbekistan passport is used only for international travel.Overview
The passport contains 48 pages. Pictures with historical sights of Uzbekistan, watermarks, octagonal pentagram, color-changing paint, moiré effect, metallized security thread, laminated film, as well as an embedded electronic chip is added to the sheets. It is in the Uzbek and English languages.Since 2012 Uzbekistan has been switching gradually to the green colour biometric passport system. The old passports were invalid since the beginning of 2016 internationally, and until 2018 inside the country. From 1 January 2019, onwards the issuance of present burgundy color international passports had been started. Green color biometric passport was valid for travelling internationally until 31 December 2020. Inside the country it is valid until expired as per the passport expiration date.
Identity information page
The Uzbek passport includes the following data:- Type
- Country code
- Passport number
- Surname
- Given Names
- Place of birth
- Father's Name
- Date of birth
- Sex
- Place of Birth
- Date of issue
- Date of expiry
- Authority